2006 ASB Classic

The 2006 Auckland Open (also named ASB Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a 2006 WTA Tour women's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the WTA Auckland Open. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2 to 7 January 2006.

2006 ASB Classic
Date2–7 January
Edition21st
CategoryWTA Tier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUSD $145,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
VenueASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Marion Bartoli
Doubles
Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva

Points and prize money

Point distribution
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 95 67 43 24 12 1 5.5 3.5 2 1
Doubles 1 N/A 6.25 N/A N/A N/A

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $22,900 $12,345 $6,650 $3,580 $1,925 $1,035 $555 $300 $175
Doubles * $6,750 $3,640 $1,960 $1,050 $565 N/A N/A N/A N/A

* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Nadia Petrova 7 1
 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 17 2
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 18 3
 RUS Maria Kirilenko 25 4
 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 28 5
 FRA Marion Bartoli 33 6
 JPN Shinobu Asagoe 35 7
 RUS Vera Zvonareva 36 8
  • 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva  RUS Vera Zvonareva 19 1
 RUS Maria Kirilenko  ARG Paola Suárez 46 2
 JPN Shinobu Asagoe  SLO Katarina Srebotnik 49 3
 FRA Émilie Loit  CZE Barbora Strýcová 71 4
  • 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2006 ASB Classic – Singles

It was the 1st title for Bartoli in her career.

Doubles
Main article: 2006 ASB Classic – Doubles

It was the 25th title for Likhovtseva and the 3rd title for Zvonareva in their respective doubles careers.

See also

References
  1. "Bartoli wins Auckland Open". ABC Australia. Reuters. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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